After the success of Rigoletto, Verdi called on librettist Salvadore Cammarano in 1851 for his new opera Il Trovatore, based on the eponymous play by...continue...
Run Time: 143 min.Region: 0Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, ColorSound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1Subtitles: English, German, French
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"Verrett's portrayal, always one of her best roles, is given here with more feeling and involvement than anyone else in the cast...Vocally speaking, the two...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Comunale Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (06/18/1990-07/02/1990)....continue...

"Trovatore" has outstanding singers, including the highly renowned Simone Kermes as Leonora, with perfect coloraturas. Also featured on this recording is Michael Hofstetter, who masterfully...continue...
Recording information: Theater im Forum, Ludwigsburg, Germany (08/02/2009)....continue...

Fiery and full-blooded, Verdi's Il trovatore is a masterpiece of obsession, madness, and revenge with an intricate plot that binds a mysterious gypsy woman, two...continue...
Recording information: Sydney Opera House (07/02/1983)....continue...

Gramophone MagazineLeonora was one of Callas's finest stage roles and this recording is wonderfully intense, with a dark concentrated loveliness of sound in the principal...continue...
Recording information: Teatro alla Scala, Milan (1956-08-03_1956-08-04&1956-)....continue...

Two enemies, passionate and vengeful; an old gypsy woman with a mysterious bond to them both, and a passionate young woman who must either betrayan...continue...
Run Time: 141 min.Region: 1Picture Format: NTSC, ColorSound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Country of Origin: USA
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A gigantic blood-red monster, made of steel and flames, floating on the still waters of Lake Constance - this is Robert Carsen's unconventional vision of...continue...
Run Time: 119 min.Picture Format: NTSC, ColorCountry of Origin: Austria
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this 3 DVD box set presents some of the world's leading artists in outstanding productions, all from the stage of the world famous Royal Opera...continue...
Run Time: 498 min.Picture Format: NTSC, ColorCountry of Origin: USA
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